Audit 350923

FY End
2024-06-30
Total Expended
$6.39M
Findings
4
Programs
7
Organization: Trinity Christian College (IL)
Year: 2024 Accepted: 2025-03-31

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Findings

ID Ref Severity Repeat Requirement
544136 2024-001 - - N
544137 2024-001 - - N
1120578 2024-001 - - N
1120579 2024-001 - - N

Programs

Contacts

Name Title Type
ENNLG4N75LG5 Ashleigh Velasquez Auditee
7082934624 Jackson Magdy Auditor
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Notes to SEFA

Title: Note 3 Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (Schedule) includes the federal award activity of Trinity Christian College under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2024. The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Schedule. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Trinity Christian College, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets or cash flows of Trinity Christian College. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Trinity Christian College has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The federal loan programs listed subsequently are administered directly by Trinity Christian College, and balances and transactions relating to these programs are included in Trinity Christian College’s financial statements. Loans outstanding at the beginning of the year and loans made during the year are included in the federal expenditures presented in the Schedule. The balance of loans outstanding at June 30, 2024, consists of Federal Perkins Loan Program (84.038) - Balances outstanding at the end of the audit period were $113,806, and Nursing Student Loans (93.364) - Balances outstanding at the end of the audit period were $58,721.
Title: Note 4 Accounting Policies: The accompanying schedule of expenditures of federal awards (Schedule) includes the federal award activity of Trinity Christian College under programs of the federal government for the year ended June 30, 2024. The accompanying notes are an integral part of this Schedule. The information in this Schedule is presented in accordance with the requirements of Title 2 U.S. Code of Federal Regulations Part 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards (Uniform Guidance). Because the Schedule presents only a selected portion of the operations of Trinity Christian College, it is not intended to and does not present the financial position, changes in net assets or cash flows of Trinity Christian College. Expenditures reported on the Schedule are reported on the accrual basis of accounting. Such expenditures are recognized following the cost principles contained in the Uniform Guidance, wherein certain types of expenditures are not allowable or are limited as to reimbursement. De Minimis Rate Used: N Rate Explanation: Trinity Christian College has elected not to use the 10% de minimis indirect cost rate allowed under the Uniform Guidance. The College provided no federal awards to subrecipients.

Finding Details

Information on the federal program – Department of Education – Federal Pell Grant Program, CFDA 84.063; Federal Direct Loan Program, CFDA 84.268 Criteria or specific requirement – Under the Pell grant and loan programs, schools must complete and return within 30 days the Enrollment Reporting roster file. Once received, the College must update for changes in student status, report the date the enrollment status was effective, enter the new anticipated completion date, and submit the changes electronically through the batch method or the NSLDS website. Institutions are responsible for timely reporting, whether they report directly or via a third-party servicer. Unless the school expects to complete its next roster within 60 days, the school must notify the lender or the guaranty agency within 30 days, if it discovers that a student who received a Pell grant or loan either did not enroll or ceased to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis (Direct Loans - 34 CFR 685.309(2))(i); Pell - 34 CFR 690.83(b)(2)). Condition – Notification of the student status change (graduated) did not reach the NSLDS within the required time frame. Questioned costs – None – nonmonetary finding. Context – NSLDS was not provided timely notification for all May 2024 graduates. Effect – NSLDS did not contain current information with respect to the status of these students. Cause – Due to an administrative oversight, the status of these students were not updated in the Enrollment Reporting Roster File sent to the NSLDS. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable – N/A Recommendation – We recommend the College monitor and evaluate the schedule reporting dates to the NSLDS and confirm or modify existing policies, procedures, or processes for timely identification to ensure that status changes can be communicated to the NSLDS within the regulatory timeframes. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions – All graduate and withdrawn student files will be reviewed on a monthly basis to verify any status changes are reported to NSLDS within regulatory timeframes. Training and professional development will be required for responsible staff to ensure a compliance schedule is developed. Personnel will be evaluated to ensure existing policies, procedures, and processes are followed and supported through corrective action where needed.
Information on the federal program – Department of Education – Federal Pell Grant Program, CFDA 84.063; Federal Direct Loan Program, CFDA 84.268 Criteria or specific requirement – Under the Pell grant and loan programs, schools must complete and return within 30 days the Enrollment Reporting roster file. Once received, the College must update for changes in student status, report the date the enrollment status was effective, enter the new anticipated completion date, and submit the changes electronically through the batch method or the NSLDS website. Institutions are responsible for timely reporting, whether they report directly or via a third-party servicer. Unless the school expects to complete its next roster within 60 days, the school must notify the lender or the guaranty agency within 30 days, if it discovers that a student who received a Pell grant or loan either did not enroll or ceased to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis (Direct Loans - 34 CFR 685.309(2))(i); Pell - 34 CFR 690.83(b)(2)). Condition – Notification of the student status change (graduated) did not reach the NSLDS within the required time frame. Questioned costs – None – nonmonetary finding. Context – NSLDS was not provided timely notification for all May 2024 graduates. Effect – NSLDS did not contain current information with respect to the status of these students. Cause – Due to an administrative oversight, the status of these students were not updated in the Enrollment Reporting Roster File sent to the NSLDS. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable – N/A Recommendation – We recommend the College monitor and evaluate the schedule reporting dates to the NSLDS and confirm or modify existing policies, procedures, or processes for timely identification to ensure that status changes can be communicated to the NSLDS within the regulatory timeframes. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions – All graduate and withdrawn student files will be reviewed on a monthly basis to verify any status changes are reported to NSLDS within regulatory timeframes. Training and professional development will be required for responsible staff to ensure a compliance schedule is developed. Personnel will be evaluated to ensure existing policies, procedures, and processes are followed and supported through corrective action where needed.
Information on the federal program – Department of Education – Federal Pell Grant Program, CFDA 84.063; Federal Direct Loan Program, CFDA 84.268 Criteria or specific requirement – Under the Pell grant and loan programs, schools must complete and return within 30 days the Enrollment Reporting roster file. Once received, the College must update for changes in student status, report the date the enrollment status was effective, enter the new anticipated completion date, and submit the changes electronically through the batch method or the NSLDS website. Institutions are responsible for timely reporting, whether they report directly or via a third-party servicer. Unless the school expects to complete its next roster within 60 days, the school must notify the lender or the guaranty agency within 30 days, if it discovers that a student who received a Pell grant or loan either did not enroll or ceased to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis (Direct Loans - 34 CFR 685.309(2))(i); Pell - 34 CFR 690.83(b)(2)). Condition – Notification of the student status change (graduated) did not reach the NSLDS within the required time frame. Questioned costs – None – nonmonetary finding. Context – NSLDS was not provided timely notification for all May 2024 graduates. Effect – NSLDS did not contain current information with respect to the status of these students. Cause – Due to an administrative oversight, the status of these students were not updated in the Enrollment Reporting Roster File sent to the NSLDS. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable – N/A Recommendation – We recommend the College monitor and evaluate the schedule reporting dates to the NSLDS and confirm or modify existing policies, procedures, or processes for timely identification to ensure that status changes can be communicated to the NSLDS within the regulatory timeframes. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions – All graduate and withdrawn student files will be reviewed on a monthly basis to verify any status changes are reported to NSLDS within regulatory timeframes. Training and professional development will be required for responsible staff to ensure a compliance schedule is developed. Personnel will be evaluated to ensure existing policies, procedures, and processes are followed and supported through corrective action where needed.
Information on the federal program – Department of Education – Federal Pell Grant Program, CFDA 84.063; Federal Direct Loan Program, CFDA 84.268 Criteria or specific requirement – Under the Pell grant and loan programs, schools must complete and return within 30 days the Enrollment Reporting roster file. Once received, the College must update for changes in student status, report the date the enrollment status was effective, enter the new anticipated completion date, and submit the changes electronically through the batch method or the NSLDS website. Institutions are responsible for timely reporting, whether they report directly or via a third-party servicer. Unless the school expects to complete its next roster within 60 days, the school must notify the lender or the guaranty agency within 30 days, if it discovers that a student who received a Pell grant or loan either did not enroll or ceased to be enrolled on at least a half-time basis (Direct Loans - 34 CFR 685.309(2))(i); Pell - 34 CFR 690.83(b)(2)). Condition – Notification of the student status change (graduated) did not reach the NSLDS within the required time frame. Questioned costs – None – nonmonetary finding. Context – NSLDS was not provided timely notification for all May 2024 graduates. Effect – NSLDS did not contain current information with respect to the status of these students. Cause – Due to an administrative oversight, the status of these students were not updated in the Enrollment Reporting Roster File sent to the NSLDS. Identification as a repeat finding, if applicable – N/A Recommendation – We recommend the College monitor and evaluate the schedule reporting dates to the NSLDS and confirm or modify existing policies, procedures, or processes for timely identification to ensure that status changes can be communicated to the NSLDS within the regulatory timeframes. Views of responsible officials and planned corrective actions – All graduate and withdrawn student files will be reviewed on a monthly basis to verify any status changes are reported to NSLDS within regulatory timeframes. Training and professional development will be required for responsible staff to ensure a compliance schedule is developed. Personnel will be evaluated to ensure existing policies, procedures, and processes are followed and supported through corrective action where needed.